Do Americans really want this unhinged crook to become president? pic.twitter.com/4ZJqoOIudB
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) October 2, 2023
This should go well. https://t.co/5vbtIHbiCe
— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) October 2, 2023
According to CNN, Trump has decided that it will be good for him to appear at this trial and sit sullenly at the table with the expression he had on his face for the mug shot because he thinks it makes him look tough. The assumption is that it will help with the fund raising since the mug shot was so successful.
Given both his personal history and the recent pattern in white-collar accountability, Trump might understandably be surprised he finds himself in so much trouble. https://t.co/JB3vLz2NVK
— Philip Bump (@pbump) October 2, 2023
All of that is incredibly sick, but that’s how the cult works. They love their big, manly criminal Dear Leader.
By the way, Trump has been whining that he should have a jury trial:
“I have a Deranged, Trump Hating Judge, who RAILROADED this FAKE CASE through a NYS Court at a speed never seen before, refusing to let it go to the Commercial Division, where it belongs, denying me everything, No Trial, No Jury. He made up this crazy ‘KILL TRUMP’ decision, assigning insanely low values to properties, despite overwhelming evidence…”
But he had the chance to ask for one two years ago and opted not to have one.
“Donald Trump’s lawyers screwed up again,” trial lawyer Michael Popok said when talking about the development. “His then-lawyer Alina Habba screwed up the procedures in New York, didn’t file the appropriate paper on time, and therefore, Donald Trump was properly denied a jury trial.”
Habba is cute but she’s a terrible lawyer. Trump is sticking with her anyway. Maybe it’s because he can’t find anyone else but it’s possible that he just has a lot of faith in her for some “other” reason.
You’d think he’d be a little bit more practical when it comes to his fortune but you have to remember that he’s living in his MAGA bubble and believes that he’s somehow going to be saved when he becomes president again.
And remember, he’s been a terrible businessman on the brink of disaster over and over again. He’s always escaped accountability and naturally assumes that he can do it again through sheer force of his personality. And now he has an army of cultists backing him up.
Hello darkness my old friend … (Getty) pic.twitter.com/2af6yg3mSC
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 2, 2023